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posted on by Frank Mastroianni
Northeastern University Tagged With: Florida, North Carolina, racial justice, United States, United States democracy, Voter Suppression, voting rights
The principle of “one man, one vote” is under threat in America. The idea that everyone is able to vote in a free and fair election is a core democratic value critical to uphold. Unfortunately, events …
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posted on by Lucas Labado
In its 29 years of independence, Kyrgyzstan has seen more than its fair share of political turmoil. A former colony of the Russian empire, Kyrgyzstan gained its independence for the first time with …
posted on by Christopher Wiggins
What happens when a military coup fails? A possible answer, a nation can be thrown into civil war. In July 1936 a coalition of the Spanish Military attempted to swiftly overthrow the democratically …
posted on by Madison Ambrose
Northeastern University Tagged With: black lives matter, election, first amendment, nashville, protests, Tennessee, United States of America, voting rights
Tennesseans have been protesting against systemic racism and police brutality since June, joining other states in demanding justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, two Black Americans killed by …
posted on by Eleanor Eng
Brown University Tagged With: COVID-19, science, United States
As an increasingly broad spectrum of issues start to become topics of partisan debate, it is important to examine the significance and implications of forcing these previously-neutral matters into the …
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posted on by Lauren Alvarez-Romero
University of Georgia Tagged With: Autocracy, Belarus, Democratic Erosion, dictatorship, Eastern Europe, Stealth Authoritarianism
Stalin. Hitler. Kim Jong-Il. These are all names that easily come to mind when one thinks of a dictatorship. People usually do not associate good things with these names. When someone says …
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